TNT Chicken
- 3/4 cups Garlic Oil
- 3 Tablespoons Thyme, Ground
- 2 Tablespoons Tarragon; Crushed
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cayenne Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Each Sea Salt And Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Mustard Seed
- 4 pounds Whole Chicken
- 3/4 cups Bread & Butter Pickle Juice
- You can easily make you own garlic oil a week in advance by peeling a head of garlic and placing cloves in a lidded jar of extra virgin light olive oil.
- Store in cupboard away from heat sources.
- As you use, replenish with both new peeled cloves of garlic and extra virgin light olive oil.
- Mix oil and all herbs and spices together in a small bowl.
- Remove giblets from chicken cavity.
- Thoroughly rinse whole bird inside and out, dry well with paper towels or cloth.
- Fold wing tips behind drumettes and, making a knife slice in the skin 2-3 inches down at both sides of the neck opening, slip each drumstick end through the slice in the skin.
- Thoroughly rub oil and herb mix inside and outside the dry bird.
- Pour a small amount of pickle juice in the crock pot bottom.
- Place the whole bird, back side up/breast side down in the crock pot and slowly pour remainder of pickle juice over the bird.
- Cover with a lid and cook 8 hours on low (perfect for a nights sleep!).
- Awaken to glorious aromas!
- Turn off pot, uncover and allow chicken to cool to handling stage.
- Debone bird, remove skin and pull chicken with a fork.
- Keep and use the juice.
- I suggest you refrigerate it overnight, allowing the chicken fat to harden so it can be removed more easily.
- Use this scrumptious chicken for any recipe you can think of.
- The flavor is unique and to die for!
- Suggestions:
- I always use my first batch to make TNT Tacos: Mince yellow sweet pepper, finely slice sweet onion, dice cucumber, chop Roma tomatoes, diced avocado, finely grate fresh Parmesan cheese, and quarter fresh limes.
- Grill whole grain tortillas over an open flame for a few seconds each side, then immediately sprinkle parmesan on each cheese shell.
- Mound with fresh spinach leaves and remaining vegetables.
- Top with TNT chicken, and 1/4 1/2 squeezed lime.
- Roll up and sprinkle with more Parmesan.
- Have plenty of napkins or paper towels on hand and enjoy!
- So yummy!
- Any additional spices can be added to portions of the pulled chicken to alternate flavors appropriate to other influences of culture, i.e.
- Chinese 5-spice for stir-fry, chili powder and cumin for Mexican, turmeric and curry for East Indian, etc.
- Let your imagination roll with this basic recipe, or just serve it from the crock pot along with you favorite side dishes and a salad!
garlic oil, thyme, tarragon, ground cayenne pepper, salt, chicken, bread
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tnt-chicken/ (may not work)